Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-12
The Editor is Met and Welcomed to
the City by Deputation of
Prominent Irishmen,
No Opposition is Made TO the AgftatOr
and None is Anticipated, at
Least not in Montreal.
He Delivers his First Address Against the
Governor General to an Enthu-
sIastie Audience.
IN THE DOMINION.

{ MONTREALs L. u, May 1l.-Er0m the
moment that Editor William O'Brien of
United Ireland left the Grand Central de-
pot in New York last night until his ar
rival here this morning st s O'Clock his
journey was without incident. He met
and was introduced to Chauncey III. De
pew, who was on the train. The two
gentlemen passed compliments. II. J.
Cloran, president of tie Nationsl League,
Montreal; F. Donovan of st. Anthony's
Young Mems Society, and P. A. Muldoon
of the Montreal Post went down as q dep
utation from the Montreal National League
to st. Jones, Quebec, about thirty miles
| from Montreal. O'Brieu recognized Mr..
Cloran, who was standing Oh the plat
form, and whom he met last year in Chi
cago. Mr.. Cloran, when asked
about the feeling in Montreal and
the rumors of possible disturbance on &C
count of the visit of the editor of the
United Ireland, laughed and said it was
exaggerated. montreal is an Irish
city," he said, sand the only place where
it is possible that anything in the nature
of opposition will be offered is st Kings
I
and the feeling bitter"
An immense crowd was present at the
arrival of the train in this city, and it
cheered Justify as Mr.. O'Brien stepped
on the platform. Mr.. ClOranthe stepped
forward and read the address of welcome.
Mr.. O'Brien replied as follows:
Mr.. ClOran and fellw-cOUntrymen
Even at this distance 1 recognize good
many kindly Irish faces around me. I
am most deeply and sincerely gratifed to
you for these words of kindness and
good will with which you have greeted
my arrival in this the principal city in the
! Dominion. l an at 8 loss tor words to
express to you my gratitude for the
warmth with which our fellow country
men are rallying around me and nv friend
Mr.. Kilbride in the struggle we are
making for the poor and oppressed
against their exalted and powerful OPP
| pressOrs. Grosns. For my part l
never doubted you, l never believed,
and never will believe that the Canadian
people, whose Parliament has again and
again given testimony of their approval
of home rule and their sympathy with our
poor suffering people, will refuse me
the common fair play of hearing for
our cause. Applause. The result of
! my visit will disappoint the false
prophets who were predicting to the con-
trary. come not to offer Offense to any
person or ass of the Canadian people.
[ come not tc NEEDLE in Canadian affairs,
nor ID deal with the career of Lord Lans-
downe as governor-general,b but as the ex-
| terminator of 500 human beings.
| Groans. This being free country, we
cannot expect everybody to agree with
US, but l believe that we have such JUS
tiCe and truth on our side that when all
| have heard our story they will be con-
vinced applause and that the Canadians
will stretch out their hands and save the
lives and property of those 500 poor
tenants of Luggs Curran, for both are at
this moment at your mercy. Applause.
There was tremendous rush to shake
hands with Mr.. O'Brien al the conclusion
of his speech, and on the way to his car
risge, which was in waiting. He was
nearly lifted off his feet. He occupied the
same suite of rooms at the st. Lawrence
hotel that Michael Dayitt and Psrnell did
when they visited this country. His first
regular speech of the campaign will be
delivered at a mass meeting in Albert
hall this evening. So far there is not
only no sign of opposition, but no talk
of it.
HIS FIRST SPEECH,
MONTREAL, P. O., May ia COM
pIete success in every particular attend
ed the meeting this morniug at which
Editor William O'Brien of United Ireland
delivered mis- address against Lord Lans-
downe. Most of the rumOrs have been
discredited regarding anything in the no
nature of disturbance so far, at al
events, as this city is concerned. The
meeting was held under the auspices of
the local branch of tae Irish National
League. The hall which is capable of &C
comodating 1000 people was filed by an
enthuestic audience among whom was
large representation of French Canadians;
during several stages of the address Lord
Lansdowne's name was Kissed. Mr..
form was the signal for
an outburst of cheering which lasted
several minutes Mr. O'Brien said: My
first duty is to thank the people Of Mon
Ireal, and from the bottom of my heart
do so, for the extraordinary kindness I
have received since I entered
their beautiful city,, both from
those who agree with NE and
from those who differ from me.
Mr.. O'Brien then explained the object
of his mission, and graphically depicted
the suFerings and hardships inflicted on
the poor people of the Lugga Curran es-
tate by the Marquis of LansdoWne,
and eloquently appealed for
their aid and sympathy to save
the suffering tenantrg of ireland from
wrong and eXtortionate oppression. He
sharply criticized the Tory government
and said: They are now passing a
coercion bill through Parliament to dis
arm US even to our organizations, to
break down the only protection the
tenants OF Ireland have left, to
place US on a plank bed if we even at
tempted to appeal to public opinion
against the cruelties inflicted by the land
lords of Ireland.
Mr.. O'Brien made strong appeal for
down-trodden Ireland and closed amid
prolonged applause.